Splat! 5 Species that Masquerade as Bird Droppings

It’s tough out there for small animals. Other animals are always trying to eat them, so they have to use tactics like blending in or being toxic to stay alive. These 5 animals, however, take self-preservation to a whole new level, and disguise themselves as… bird poop. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Carpentier, Eric Jensen, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: ---------- Sources: General Potter wasps Orb web spiders Caterpillars Bird-dung crab spiders Macrocilix maia Image Sources: :Potter' @N07/5657149985 : :Cyclosa_ginnaga_(ギンナガゴミグモ)_(15009463214).jpg : :ギンナガゴミグモ_(Cyclosa_ginnaga)_(15508045951).jpg :Phrynarachne_ceylonica_(37664885586).jpg : :Macrocilix_maia_(23481819553).jpg :Macrocilix_maia_(34360241635).jpg :A43-20170426-137_(34909531601).jpg :